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11-22-2005, 03:24 PM
My computer is driving me nuts cause i get a popup every 20 minutes saying I have malicious programs and that i need to go to regfix.com to download a repair. This is obviously an advertising scheme, but i can't get rid of it. I've tried ad aware, spybot, AVG antivirus, and hijackthis!, but it wont go away. I did all of these while in safe mode with my system restore off. Any Help?

11-22-2005, 03:25 PM
microsoft.com-
anti spyware beta.....just cause shes got a sweet body.

Blarg
11-22-2005, 03:27 PM
How about Microsoft Anti-Spyware?

Are all your definitions up to date? I got this kind of thing before, but it's gone now.

P.S. If you're not using Firefox or some other non-Explorer browser, switching away from Explorer will get you away from a lot of these problems.

11-22-2005, 03:59 PM
Does the popup say "messenger service" along the top of the window?

If so, shoot the messenger. (http://grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm)